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The BFD Daily Opinion Poll

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How Politicians Spend Money to Win Your Vote

Bryce Edwards Political Analyst in Residence, Director of the Democracy Project, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.substack.com “It is often said that behind every great man is a great woman”. This is the pitch by the National Party Botany electorate branch to attend their “Ladies Afternoon

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Wellington Is Running Out of Rocks

I’m titillated by the term ‘technical recession’ being bandied about the state of the economy. It’s a bit like ‘technical pregnancy’: you either are or are not experiencing one. We are. We’re in a recession and it behoves those with a public voice to speak to that

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Govt Must Get Their Priorities Straight

Simon O’Connor Husband, step-father, and longtime student of philosophy and history. Also happen to be a former politician, including chairing New Zealand’s Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Committee. onpointnz.substack.com The Reserve Bank has recently been advertising for a Principal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Adviser.  As the

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Yesterday’s Five Most Popular Articles

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Replay Radio: The Crunch
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Replay Radio: The Crunch

Here is the replay of The Crunch from this week. My guests this week were Winston Peters, Simon Lusk, David Farrar and, of course, we have the Buddies. Enjoy! WINSTON PETERS: On The Legacy Media Misrepresentation Of His State Of The Nation Speech And Some Foreign Affairs Winston Peters joins

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The Unhappy Woke 

The Unhappy Woke 

A study surveyed 5,000 adult participants and found that those who are “woke” are more depressed, have more anxiety and lack happiness. As reported, “Being more anxious and depressed and less happy was more pronounced in” those who consider social justice, believe the Net Zero scam and make a

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If You Scratch Our Back We Will Scratch Yours

The BFD can help. we have done all the hard work and have already built a huge audience but what we are always looking for more of is quality NZ content. We want to help motivated,  professionally-minded writers who are already writing quality content for their own blog site’s

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 23 18 You will be rewarded for this;    your hope will not be disappointed. If you enjoyed this BFD Daily Proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.

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The BFD Nightcap
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The BFD Nightcap

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

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How’d Jacinda’s Happiness Budget Work Out, Then?
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How’d Jacinda’s Happiness Budget Work Out, Then?

Remember when Jacinda Ardern wanted to make “happiness” the centrepiece of her achievements? First, there was the “wellbeing” budget, then “Gross National Happiness” — a measure, curiously, only elsewhere used in the Kingdom of Bhutan. More about that later. So, how did New Zealanders’ happiness fare, under the benevolent iron fist

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Winston Goes Hard on the Chumbawamba Song
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Winston Goes Hard on the Chumbawamba Song

Rosemary Abbott whakatakitimes.nz THE THRILL OF THE FIGHT Winston Peters is once again not backing down. Our mainstream news media are currently obsessing over the fact that he used former UK band Chumbawamba’s “Tubthumping,” in one of his campaigns, without asking permission first. The band reportedly wish to

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The BFD Comment of the Week
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The BFD Comment of the Week

As part of our drive to keep our comment section the best in New Zealand we showcase each week an example of a top-notch comment that adds value to The BFD. Today’s comment was written by Mik e d Thank you Mik e d for taking the time to

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View from Your Window

**If readers want this series to continue please send your original photos to window@thebfd.co.nz What can you tell us about this View from Your Window? Yesterday’s photo was taken from Taupo International Motorsport Park looking across the circuit to Taupo Gliding Club. There were several elderly,

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